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An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (Malus domestica). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus Malus. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found. Apples have been grown for thousands of years in Asia and Europe and were brought to North America by European colonists. Apples have religious and mythological significance in many cultures, including Norse, Greek, and European Christian tradition.
Apples grown from seed tend to be very different from those of their parents, and the resultant fruit frequently lacks desired characteristics. Generally, apple cultivars are propagated by clonal grafting onto rootstocks. Apple trees grown without rootstocks tend to be larger and much slower to fruit after planting. Rootstocks are used to control the speed of growth and the size of the resulting tree, allowing for easier harvesting.
There are more than 7,500 cultivars of apples. Different cultivars are bred for various tastes and uses, including cooking, eating raw, and cider production. Trees and fruit are prone to fungal, bacterial, and pest problems, which can be controlled by a number of organic and non-organic means. In 2010, the fruit's genome was sequenced as part of research on disease control and selective breeding in apple production.
Worldwide production of apples in 2018 was 86 million tonnes, with China accounting for nearly half of the total.

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  1. R

    Which Apple Variety Should I Be Eating?

    (apple with lowercase 'a' that is) I've suddenly realized I've wasted much of my life not eating apples (I've been a banana person). I always thought apples were a homogenous, boring species - it never occurred to me how much variety there is in this humble fruit. Most apple tastes are still...
  2. Mk

    Supermodel Gisel promotes Apple Co.

    http://www.crazyapplerumors.com/?p=613 And we got to put the picture here:
  3. fargoth

    ROFL: Apple 1984 Parody - TheRoyalWe.org

    http://www.theroyalwe.org/1984.html :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: (remember the original propaganda?)
  4. ZapperZ

    Net: Amazing Apple Store Entrance

    This has got to be one of the coolest store entrance. http://news.zdnet.com/2300-9584_22-6073801-1.html Zz.
  5. D

    Relativistic Apple: Feel Gravitational Effects?

    Hi, everybody. Can anyone settle this question that I've been puzzling about? If an object with a small rest-mass, say, an apple, were to whiz very close past you in space with a relative velocity so great that its mass, as measured in your own inertial frame, was comparable to the rest-mass...
  6. S

    Is Apple's Argument Against Abortion Consistent with Other Ethical Stances?

    This is, as far as I can tell, a pretty solid argument against abortion. Feedback? Flaws in reason? Alternative perspectives? It seems to me that the only way someone can accept abortion would be to accept many other (currently illegal) acts as perfectly ethical, or to be relativist, which I...
  7. Integral

    Exploring the Earth with Gamer Fleetfoot: The Committee Cut Apple

    Yesterday, derivative, partial derivative and I encountered this old gentleman [URL]http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/shrewsbury/gammer.JPG who called himself Gamer Fleetfoot. He related to us the story of a meeting of Queen Elisabeth and her 3 highest councilors on how future...
  8. dduardo

    Is Democratic Reality the Key to Truth?

    This is very exciting news. When OX X 10.5 Leopard comes out I'm definitely going to get a copy. Woot Woot ! There is no way Microsoft can compete. Apple has dehorned Longhorn.
  9. dduardo

    Apple Gears Up For Next Version of OSX After Tiger Release

    Now that Tiger has been released Steve Jobs and Apple are focusing on the next version of OSX.
  10. D

    Why HP is helping Apple market the iPod

    HP has started televising ads for their http://h10049.www1.hp.com/music/us/en/index.html . I heard about this merger months ago, but I don't get the point of it. The iPod already works with Windows and iTunes (on Windows). Why does HP have to promote the iPod? When news was first...
  11. C

    Anyone own an Apple iBook? Impressions?

    To anyone who owns an Apple iBook, I'd like to get your impressions of it. Are you satisfied with it? Has it lived up to your expectations? I'm thinking of purchasing the 1.2 GHz model, with an extra 500MB of RAM added on. I'm not particularly interested in playing games on it, but I'd like to...
  12. D

    Music Eminem Sues Apple for Unauthorized Use of Music

    Yes, another lawsuit against Apple, just after they finished up with the one about the iBook's logic board problem. This time, involving Eminem: http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,62406,00.html Apple has a habit for getting people angry with its commercials. First the "switch"...
  13. tandoorichicken

    Solving a Pesky Conservation Problem: Apple + Arrow

    Another one of my pesky conservation of energy and momentum problems. A 0.74-kg apple is tossed straight up from 1.3m above the ground with and initial speed of 7.3m/s. When it has traveled 1.5m upward it is struck by a 0.15-kg arrow which sticks in the apple. Just before the impact the arrow...
  14. E

    An apple falls from a tree and 0.5 second later hits the ground

    will you tell me if my answer is correct? An apple falls from a tree and 0.5 second later hits the ground. how fst is the apple falling when it hits the ground. i think it is v = gt 5.0m/s2
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